Overview
Michael Farrell presents an examination of the main issues affecting secondary schools and the implications for secondary education. The resource includes information on accreditation of pupils, careers education and guidance, discipline, leadership and management and transition from primary to secondary school. By using the A-Z format, he tackles the issues in an easy to follow way. Each section ends with a series of points for action, selective suggestions for further reading and addresses of useful contacts. Michael Farrell's book is intended for a wide range of people professionally concerned with education, from Headteachers and governors to BEd and PGCE students. It is a reference book that no secondary school should be without.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Farrell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9781138179448
ISBN 10: 1138179442
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 27 January 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Key Issues for Secondary Schools will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.' - Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers 'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.' - Michael Duffy, Times Educational Supplement
'Key Issues for Secondary Schools will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.' - Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers 'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.' - Times Educational Supplement
<strong>'<em>Key Issues for Secondary Schools</em> will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.'</strong> - <em>Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers</em> <strong>'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.'</strong> - <em>Times Educational Supplement</em>
'Key Issues for Secondary Schools will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.' - Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers 'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.' - Michael Duffy, Times Educational Supplement 'Key Issues for Secondary Schools will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.' - Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers 'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.' - Times Educational Supplement
'Key Issues for Secondary Schools will give the readers a rapid, yet incisive grasp of those major topics that form the agenda of secondary education in the early years of the 21st century.' - Professor Trevor Kerry, Vice President of the College of Teachers 'A useful and reassuring manual for teachers in training, those seeking promotion, and certainly for governors.' - Times Educational Supplement
Author Information
Michael Farrell trained as a teacher and research psychologist and has worked as a headteacher and a lecturer at the University of London, Institute of Education. He has directed national education projects and is the author of Key Issues for Primary Schools, also published by RoutledgeFalmer.
